Editing Glenn Quinn

{{Short description|Irish actor (1970–2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| image         = Glenn Quinn.jpg
| caption       =
| birth_name    = Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1970|5|28|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Dublin]], Ireland
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|2002|12|3|1970|5|28|df=y}}
| death_place   = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]]
| occupation    = Actor
| years_active  = 1990–2002
}}
'''Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn''' (28 May 1970 – 3 December 2002) was an Irish actor, best known for his portrayal of [[Mark Healy (Roseanne)|Mark Healy]] on the 1990s family sitcom ''[[Roseanne]]'' and his role as the half-demon [[Allen Francis Doyle]] on ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]'', a spin-off series of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''.

==Early life==
Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn was born in [[Dublin]] on 28 May 1970, the son of Bernadette Quinn (née Brady) and Murty Quinn. His father was a musician and singer with [[the Miami Showband]], who had seven No. 1 hits in the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/dec/21/broadcasting.artsobituaries|title=Obituary: Glenn Quinn|last=Reed|first=Christopher|date=21 December 2002|newspaper=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref> He was raised in the [[Cabinteely]] suburb of Dublin, and attended [[Clonkeen College]].<ref name="itobit">{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/obituaries/2002/1228/1040226948009.html|title=Dublin-born actor who found fame in the US|date=28 December 2002|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-date=24 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224194021/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/obituaries/2002/1228/1040226948009.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/dec/21/broadcasting.artsobituaries|title=Glenn Quinn |date=21 December 2002|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> In 1988, at the age of 18 he moved to the [[United States]] along with his mother and two sisters, Sonya and Louisa, who settled in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="theguardian.com" /> He also had a third sibling whom he never met, his brother, Ciaran, who had been put up for adoption as a baby. Quinn never knew of his existence.<ref name="Independent.ie">{{Cite news |last=Lynch |first=Donal |date=5 December 2016 |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/the-tragic-closing-act-of-hollywood-hero-glenn-quinn-35263423.html |title=The tragic closing act of Hollywood hero Glenn Quinn |work=Independent.ie |access-date=21 March 2018 |language=en |archive-date=22 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322142932/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/the-tragic-closing-act-of-hollywood-hero-glenn-quinn-35263423.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
In 1990, Quinn did television commercials for [[Pepsi]] and [[Ray-Ban]], appeared in the [[music video]] for the [[Richard Marx]] song "[[Satisfied (Richard Marx song)|Satisfied]]", and had his first speaking line in the pilot of ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' after having endured eight separate auditions for the roles of [[Brandon Walsh]] and [[List of Beverly Hills, 90210 characters|Steve Sanders]]<ref name="Independent.ie" /> (played by [[Jason Priestley]] and [[Ian Ziering]], respectively). Casting director [[Johanna Ray]] gave him a small role with two speaking lines in the pilot, however Quinn was barely visible in the final broadcast version.

In 1991, Quinn had his first major film role in the musical film ''[[Shout (film)|Shout]]'', starring [[John Travolta]]  and [[Heather Graham]], sharing an on-screen kiss with [[Gwyneth Paltrow]] in her debut film.<ref name="LAT Home Obituaries">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-dec-07-me-glenn7-story.html |title=Glenn Quinn, 32; Actor Was in TV Series 'Roseanne' and 'Angel' |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |date=7 December 2002 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=11 October 2015 |archive-date=6 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006102251/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/dec/07/local/me-glenn7 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1990, Quinn was cast as the recurring character [[Characters in the Roseanne television series#Mark Healy|Mark Healy]], [[Becky Conner]]'s boyfriend and later husband, in ''[[Roseanne]]'' in its third season and remained a series regular through its ninth and final season in 1997. In 1992, while still on ''Roseanne'', Quinn also took a main role on the American and British TV series ''[[Covington Cross]]'' and in the same year, co-starred with [[Holly Marie Combs]] in the [[slasher film]], ''[[Dr. Giggles]]''.<ref name="obit" /> In 1997, he played dual roles in the horror anthology ''[[Campfire Tales (1997 film)|Campfire Tales]]''.

In 1999, after seven years of using an American accent on ''Roseanne'', Quinn was pleased when producers cast him in the role of [[Allen Francis Doyle]] on the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' spin-off series, ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]''. Although the character was not written as Irish, he was allowed to use his native Irish accent at the suggestion of series creator, [[Joss Whedon]].<ref name="itobit"/><ref name="obit">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/glenn-quinn-611381.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105002545/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/glenn-quinn-611381.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2010|title=Obituary: Glenn Quinn|last=Hayward|first=Anthony |date=18 December 2002|work=The Independent|access-date=1 September 2010}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[The Irish Times]]'', he said of his accent, "I've been hiding it for so long that it's amazing to have some freedom. It was like putting on an old pair of shoes. It's bringing my soul back to life."<ref name="itobit"/> Whedon stated that the character was supposed to die early in the first season, but the character became a fan favorite. Whedon informed Quinn and promised him a "hero's exit".<ref>{{cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |title=TV Legends: Was the Plan in Angel Season 1 Always to Kill Off Doyle? |url=https://www.cbr.com/angel-doyle-season-1-killed-off-plan/ |website=CBR |date=12 May 2019 |access-date=19 November 2021 |archive-date=19 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119093949/https://www.cbr.com/angel-doyle-season-1-killed-off-plan/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

His last film was the [[Black comedy|dark comedy]], ''[[R.S.V.P. (2002 film)|R.S.V.P.]]'' (2002).

== Personal life ==
Quinn struggled with [[substance addiction]] in the time following ''Roseanne'', a timeline confirmed by co-star Michael Fishman and Quinn's sister. Unable to maintain sobriety, he was eventually bought out as the owner of Goldfingers nightclub in Los Angeles in 1997.<ref name="itobit" /><ref name="Independent.ie" /><ref name="LAT Home Collections">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-02-13-ca-28145-story.html|title=Dressing Up the Area : Goldfingers adds glitter to Hollywood.|last=Siegmund Cuda|first=Heidi|date=13 February 1997|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=11 October 2015|archive-date=20 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920222105/http://articles.latimes.com/1997-02-13/entertainment/ca-28145_1_goldfingers|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kiwireport.com/celebs-quietly-passed-away-without-knowing/|title=Celebs who quietly passed away without you knowing|date=9 April 2017|work=KiwiReport|access-date=21 March 2018|language=en|archive-date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322081929/http://www.kiwireport.com/celebs-quietly-passed-away-without-knowing/|url-status=live}}</ref> He returned to Ireland in 1997 to be with his family, who supported him in achieving short periods of sobriety and spent time in a drug and alcohol [[Drug rehabilitation|rehabilitation center]]. He would later return to Los Angeles to resume his acting career.<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Victoria |title=The Tragic Story Of Glenn Quinn From Roseanne |url=https://www.looper.com/479955/buffyverse-actors-you-may-not-know-passed-away/ |website=Looper |date=5 August 2021 |publisher=Static Media |access-date=19 November 2021 |archive-date=19 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119084158/https://www.looper.com/479955/buffyverse-actors-you-may-not-know-passed-away/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Death ==
On 3 December 2002, at the age of 32, Quinn was found dead at a friend's home in [[North Hollywood, California]], where he had been staying for a few months.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/people-news/glenn-quinn-1117877310/|title=Glenn Quinn: Actor|date=11 December 2002|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=29 June 2008|archive-date=25 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125040106/http://variety.com/article/VR1117877310.html?categoryid=25&cs=1|url-status=live}}</ref> An autopsy found that he had died from an accidental drug overdose earlier that day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BN&p_theme=bn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1115D54968B45578&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|title=Young 'Roseanne' star died from OD|first=Jay|last=Bobbin|work=[[The Buffalo News]]|date=30 April 2006|access-date=22 June 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711124144/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BN&p_theme=bn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1115D54968B45578&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date%3AD&s_trackval=GooglePM|archive-date=11 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During production of the tenth season of ''Roseanne'', which aired in 2018, it was decided that Quinn's role of Mark Healy would not be recast, and his role was written off the show as having died years ago. It introduced, however, a new Mark Healy, the son of Darlene Conner and David Healy. The series paid tribute to Quinn at the end of one of its episodes, "Eggs Over, Not Easy."<ref>{{Cite web|last1=April 11|first1=Mary Kate Carr|last2=EDT|first2=2018 at 11:36 AM|title='Roseanne' honors late cast member Glenn Quinn|url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/04/11/roseanne-honors-glenn-quinn/|access-date=2022-01-09|website=EW.com|language=en|archive-date=9 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109233428/https://ew.com/tv/2018/04/11/roseanne-honors-glenn-quinn/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author1=Nick Venable|date=2018-04-16|title=How Roseanne Actually Pays Tribute To Glenn Quinn With Each Episode|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2403721/how-roseanne-actually-pays-tribute-to-glenn-quinn-with-each-episode|access-date=2022-01-09|website=CINEMABLEND|language=en|archive-date=9 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109234929/https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2403721/how-roseanne-actually-pays-tribute-to-glenn-quinn-with-each-episode|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, during ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'s}} 20th-anniversary reunion of the cast of ''Angel'', actor [[David Boreanaz]] stated that "Glenn played a great character, but also became a really close friend of mine. God rest his soul."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kinane |first=Ruth |title=In memoriam: The cast and creators of Angel remember Glenn Quinn and Andy Hallett |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/06/21/angel-cast-reunion-glenn-quinn-andy-hallett-in-memoriam/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=19 November 2021 |archive-date=19 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119084200/https://ew.com/tv/2019/06/21/angel-cast-reunion-glenn-quinn-andy-hallett-in-memoriam/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|+ Film appearances by Glenn Quinn
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col" class = "unsortable" | Notes
|-
!scope="row"| 1991
| ''[[Shout (film)|Shout]]''
| Alan
|
|-
!scope="row"| 1992
| ''[[Dr. Giggles]]''
| Max Anderson
|
|-
!scope="row"| 1995
| ''[[Live Nude Girls]]''
| Randy Conzini
|
|-
!scope="row"| 1997
|  ''[[Campfire Tales (1997 film)|Campfire Tales]]'' 
| Scott Anderson / Paramedic #1
| Segments: "The Locket" and "The Campfire"
|-
!scope="row"| 1998
| ''Some Girl''
| Jeff
|
|-
!scope="row"| 2002
| ''[[R.S.V.P. (2002 film)|R.S.V.P.]]''
| Professor Hal Evans
| 
|}

===Television===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|+ Television appearances by Glenn Quinn
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col" class = "unsortable" | Notes
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="4"| 1990
| ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]''
| Party Jock #1
| Episode: "[[List of Beverly Hills, 90210 episodes#Season 1|Class of Beverly Hills]]"
|-
| ''[[Bagdad Cafe (TV series)|Bagdad Café]]''
| Johnny
| Episode: "Not Enough Cooks"
|-
| ''[[Call Me Anna]]''
| [[George Chakiris]]
| Television film
|-
| ''Silhouette''
| Darren Lauder
| Television film
|-
!scope="row"| 1990–1997
| ''[[Roseanne]]''
| [[Characters in the Roseanne television series#Mark Healy|Mark Healy]]
| 74 episodes
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="2"| 1992
| ''[[The Jackie Thomas Show]]''
| Mark Healy
| Episode: "The Joke"
|-
| ''[[Covington Cross]]''
| Cedric Grey
| 13 episodes 
|-
!scope="row"| 1997–2002
| ''[[Fair City]]''
| Joshua St. John
| 5 episodes 
|-
!scope="row"| 1999
| ''[[Jesse (TV series)|Jesse]]''
| Sean
| Episode: "The Mischievous Elf"
|-
!scope="row"| 1999
| ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]''
| [[Allen Francis Doyle]]
| 9 episodes
|-
!scope="row"| 2000
| ''[[At Any Cost (film)|At Any Cost]]''
| Ben Tarowe
| Television film
|}

===Video games===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|+ Video game credits for Glenn Quinn
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col" class = "unsortable" | Notes
|-
!scope="row"| 1996
| ''[[Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter]]''
|
| Voice
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="2"| 1997
| ''[[Outlaws (1997 video game)|Outlaws]]''
| "Rattlesnake" Dick Farmer
| Voice
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Curse of Monkey Island}}''
| Pirate #5
| Voice
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Biography}}
*{{IMDb name|703849}}
*{{Find a Grave|6997777}}

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